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The Service That Changed Antietam Before The First Volley With Cory M. Pfarr (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess Civil War Podcast , Wade Gish and Norris Darrall welcome Civil War historian Corey Pfarr to discuss his book, The Federal Signal Service at Antietam: Stations, Officers, and Battlefield Intelligence on America’s Bloodiest Day . Pfarr explains how Albert J. Myer’s wigwag signaling system developed into an important Union communications network during the Maryland Campaign. The conversation explores the signal stations positioned along the Potomac, the early
Cornelia Hancock, the 17th Connecticut, and the Civil War from the Ground Up (opens the original)
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This episode of The Wabash Inn Mess features hosts Wade Gish and Norris Darrell in conversation with Carolyn Ivanoff, whose research focuses on firsthand Civil War accounts. Carolyn discusses two of her books, We Fought at Gettysburg and Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War , and explains how she uses letters, manuscripts, and local archival material to reconstruct the experiences of soldiers and a Civil War nurse. The conversation moves from battlefield tactics and leadership failures to the wartime an
The George Spangler Farm at Gettysburg with Ron Kirkwood (opens the original)
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On this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, your hosts Wade Gish and Norris Darrell talk with Civil War author and Gettysburg Foundation volunteer Ron Kirkwood about the George Spangler farm, one of the most important yet often overlooked sites on the Gettysburg battlefield. Ron explains why the farm mattered both militarily and medically, and how its history connects to key figures including George Meade, Henry Hunt, Hancock, and Armistead.This episode is a focused look at Gettysburg through one sp
"The Thunderbolt Of The Confederacy": John Hunt Morgan With Dr. Jonathan Jackson (opens the original)
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The Men of The Mess are joined this week by the author of "I Rode With Morgan", Dr. Jonathan Jackson. Dr. Jackson, who sometimes writes under the pseudonym "Alexius Rex" as a tribute to his gaming days, connects with us from his home in Ohio to share the story of two of his ancestors, Lt. Roland Jackson and Lt. Mitchell Stewart II, who rode with the famous (or infamous, depending on your upbringing) Confederate cavalry commander General John Hunt Morgan. Characterized by some above the Mason-Dix
Bragg Barks, Rosy Runs: Chickamauga with Lee White (opens the original)
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A creek in North Georgia became synonymous with on of the bloodiest battles in Civil War lore, and this week we present our first full episode dedicated to The Battle of Chickamauga. We are joined on this episode by our friend, Lee White. Lee is an interpretive ranger with the National Park Service and serves in that role at the Chickamauga National Military Park. National Park Service rangers wear many hats (more lately than ever, but that's a different episode for a different day), and Lee sha
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